Tri-State Bird Rescue helps during oil spills
What is Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research?
Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research is a nonprofit wildlife
rehabilitation organization located in Newark, Delaware. Tri-State
was established in 1976 to respond to and care for animals
contaminated by oil spills. Today, Tri-State is one of only a very
few organizations who specialize in oil spill response and has earned
an international reputation in this field.
Since 1982, Tri-State also operates the Wild Bird Clinic, a hospital
for injured, ill and orphaned native wild birds. The Clinic is open
to the public every day of the year to receive birds in need from the
Mid-Atlantic region.
Tri-State currently has a staff of 15 people and over 200 volunteers
who donate 30,000 hours annually. Through our oil spill response and
clinic programs, we strive to reduce the impact of humans on wildlife
and help injured wild birds fly free again.
Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research has been responding to wildlife
involved in oil spills since 1976. Tri-State has a trained, dedicated
staff on call 24-hours-a-day to respond to wildlife contaminated by
oil spills anywhere in the world. Tri-State is one of only two
organizations in the country that can professionally manage a
response to a major spill.
Rehabilitation of oiled wildlife is a complex, crisis-oriented
endeavor. Tri-State takes a teamwork approach to oil spill training
and response, stressing the need for regulatory agencies, responsible
parties, state and federal wildlife professionals, colleagues in
wildlife care, and concerned citizens to work together both in
preparations for and response to oil spills.
Tri-State's Clinic is open
to receive birds
May - September
8 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
and
October - April
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
110 POSSUM HOLLOW ROAD
NEWARK, DELAWARE 19711
(302) 737-9543
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